Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on July 24, 2018

Carole Lombard loved Hollywood Boulevard -- heck, she even lived on the street for several years (the photo above was taken in the house she called home in the mid-1930s). So I have a feeling she'd appreciate the work being done to recapture the spirit of the street by this...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 15, 2018

The third act of Sunset Boulevard just gets darker and darker. The film digs down into one level, then finds another, then another, then maybe even another. Director Wilder and co-writers Charles Brackett and D.M. Marshman Jr. find a way to fully condemn the film’s setting–Hollywood, with Paramount   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Aurora Bugallo on April 6, 2018

Win tickets to see “Sunset Boulevard” on the big screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun May 13 and Wed May 16! “They took the idols and smashed them, the Fairbankses, the Gilberts, the Valentinos! And who’ve we got now? Some nobodies!” CMH continues into our 3rd year   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on September 9, 2016

No, I don't think he committed suicide..... I can’t help it. I want to know more about Norma Desmond’s monkey. Monkey, we hardly knew you..... Oh sure, we know he’s dead, and that he serves as the plot device to get Joe Gillis into Norma’s cage, but, really, who was...   read more

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on February 26, 2016

My sister and I faithfully watched the Oscars together since the 60’s. The first time I experienced the Academy snubbing a performer I thought should have won an Oscar was, Jack Nicholson losing for “Five Easy Pieces” back in 1971 and we screamed and jumped up and down and fussed in...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 15, 2015

This post is part of the My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon hosted by Rick at the Classic Film and TC Cafe in celebration of National Classic Movie Day (May 16th). Click here to view the schedule listing all the great posts in this blogathon. When Rick asked that we write...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 7, 2014

“Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It’s about five o’clock in the morning. That’s the Homicide Squad – complete with detectives and newspapermen. A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand block. You’ll   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 7, 2014

“Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It’s about five o’clock in the morning. That’s the Homicide Squad – complete with detectives and newspapermen. A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand block. You’ll   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 7, 2014

“Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It’s about five o’clock in the morning. That’s the Homicide Squad – complete with detectives and newspapermen. A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand block. You’ll   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on May 22, 2014

This is my contribution to the CMBA Fabulous 50s blogathon and also serves as an entry into my 2014 series, Hooray for Hollywood. Joe Gillis makes a fateful turn Billy Wilder, that old softy, he's like a cynical hard-as- nails brass ring on the outside and all sentimental and gooey...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on April 14, 2014

For those not currently in L.A., and not hanging out on Hollywood Blvd at the Roosevelt Hotel swimming pool, you really are missing out. It’s one of those quintessentially enviable SoCal evenings, where even though it’s the middle of April and the rest of the country is still in a...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Laura Grande on January 14, 2014

When Billy Wilder unleashed his satirical masterpiece Sunset Blvd. on an unsuspecting audience in 1950 he was still coming off a career high with two Oscar wins for The Lost Weekend (1945), his tale of a chronic alcoholic. This time around, however, the Polish auteur dared to delve into the...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on January 8, 2014

Check out this gallery of images from Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950). Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard”, 1950 Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard”, 1950 Sunset Boulevard is available from Amazon. Billy WilderSunset Boulevard   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 1, 2013

This is a great film-noir but more importantly it serves as a biting picture of the Hollywood lifestyle . Billy Wilder created a very interesting film that is well worth watching. It puts a very contrasting pair together and delivers the tale with a exceptional style of storytelling. *May Contain...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 1, 2013

This is a great film-noir but more importantly it serves as a biting picture of the Hollywood lifestyle . Billy Wilder created a very interesting film that is well worth watching. It puts a very contrasting pair together and delivers the tale with a exceptional style of storytelling. *May Contain...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 3, 2011

Sunset Boulevard tells the ill-fated story of Norma Desmond, an aging silent film star, and Joe Gillis, a down-on-his luck screenwriter. Although Joe’s chance meeting with the more-than-eccentric Norma appears initially to be his salvation, in due course, it turns out to be his doom. Check out the l   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on July 16, 2011

Sunset Boulevard tells the ill-fated story of Norma Desmond, an aging silent film star, and Joe Gillis, a down-on-his luck screenwriter. Although Joe’s chance meeting with the more-than-eccentric Norma appears initially to be his salvation, in due course, it turns out to be his doom. Check out this   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on July 12, 2011

Sunset Boulevard tells the ill-fated story of Norma Desmond, an aging silent film star, and Joe Gillis, a down-on-his luck screenwriter. Although Joe’s chance meeting with the more-than-eccentric Norma appears initially to be his salvation, in due course, it turns out to be his doom. Check out this   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on June 5, 2011

Well, whattaya know – look what’s been only a block or so away from my house all this time! The funny part is that “N. Carey Blvd.” doesn’t really exist. What was supposed to be a regular paved street ended up as a hiking/bike trail. The sign, however, remains. I&#8217   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on November 14, 2010

Excellent film from Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot) about a struggling young screenwriter (Holden) who runs into former silent film star Norma Desmond (Swanson) who is dreaming of a comeback. She hires him to patch up her script so Cecil B. DeMille can direct her. The lady is a...   read more